fall out

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fall out

noun fall outs

  1. Synonym of falling out (“rift following a disagreement or quarrel”). We had a fall out, couldn't come to terms and haven't talked since.

    Similar: falling out

verb falls out · falling out · fell out · fallen out

  1. literally To come out of something by falling. I opened the cupboard and a can fell out onto my foot.
  2. idiomatic, intransitive To cease to be on friendly terms. Dave and I fell out after a long argument.
  3. intransitive, literally To leave one's place in the current formation of ranks in order to take one's place in a new formation.
  4. figuratively, intransitive To leave one's current location to report for duty at a new location. The company fell out for an artillery drill.
  5. dialectal, intransitive To pass out.
  6. dated To turn out, happen. Come on, let us deal wisely with them; lest they multiply, and it come to pass, that, when there falleth out any war, they join also unto our enemies, and fight against us, and so get them up out of the land.
  7. intransitive, obsolete, of type To fall off due to the quoins holding it in place having become wet and therefore loose.
  8. intransitive To give way under someone. The board he was walking on fell out.

    Similar: drop out

  9. figuratively, intransitive, usually To cause someone to slip and/or fall down. The ground fell out from under him.

    Similar: drop out

  10. intransitive, slang To be enthusiastic about something; to laugh very hard. When the band started, everybody fell out.
  11. intransitive, slang To depart.
  12. intransitive, slang To collapse; to pass out from intoxication.
  13. intransitive, slang To be shocked by something.

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verb come out by falling

Españolcaerse
中文掉出來 /掉出来
Deutschausfallen, ausgehen
Русскийвыпада́ть vypadátʹ, вы́пасть výpastʹ

verb cease to be on friendly terms

Españoldesavenirse, desconcertarse, malquistarse, cizañarse, encizañarse, cizañearse
中文鬧翻 /闹翻 nàofān
Portuguêsbrigar
Françaisbrouiller avec
Русскийссо́риться ssóritʹsja, поссо́риться possóritʹsja

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@misc{fall_out_2026,
  title = {fall out},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fall%20out},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}